About This Book
A reclusive, avaricious man is found murdered with his throat cut, prompting a rural police inquiry and a coroner's inquest. Central figures include a young woman who withholds information for family reasons, a journalist, the victim's hostile stepfather, and neighbors whose conflicting accounts emerge. Examination of wills, past histories, and chance coincidences links financial motives, concealed relationships, and long‑standing grievances to the crime. The investigation unfolds through testimony and revelations that gradually expose culpability and bring a decisive disclosure resolving the mystery and confronting the moral consequences of the victim's conduct.